2014 Northwestern Wildcats Rushing Defense Situational Stats through 01/12/2015
| Situation | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Plays | 12 | 481 | 2039 | 4.24 | 18 | 61 | 111 | 62 | 15 |
| 1st Half | 12 | 234 | 991 | 4.24 | 9 | 61 | 57 | 30 | 6 |
| 2nd Half/OT | 12 | 247 | 1048 | 4.24 | 9 | 61 | 54 | 32 | 9 |
| 1st Quarter | 12 | 108 | 511 | 4.73 | 6 | 61 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 2nd Quarter | 12 | 126 | 480 | 3.81 | 3 | 24 | 32 | 16 | 3 |
| 3rd Quarter | 12 | 122 | 497 | 4.07 | 4 | 61 | 24 | 14 | 5 |
| 4th Quarter | 12 | 125 | 551 | 4.41 | 5 | 50 | 30 | 18 | 4 |
| Overtime | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1st Down | 12 | 245 | 980 | 4.00 | 9 | 61 | 28 | 29 | 8 |
| 2nd Down | 12 | 153 | 825 | 5.39 | 7 | 61 | 50 | 26 | 6 |
| 3rd Down | 12 | 75 | 229 | 3.05 | 2 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 1-3 To Go | 12 | 33 | 117 | 3.55 | 1 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 4-6 To Go | 11 | 20 | 64 | 3.20 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 3rd Down, 7-9 To Go | 9 | 12 | 37 | 3.08 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd Down, 10+ To Go | 7 | 10 | 11 | 1.10 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th Down | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0.63 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Opp 1 To 20 Yd Ln | 11 | 52 | 299 | 5.75 | 0 | 58 | 10 | 9 | 3 |
| Opp 21 To 39 Yd Ln | 12 | 140 | 577 | 4.12 | 1 | 61 | 30 | 18 | 6 |
| Opp 40 To Own 40 Yd Ln | 12 | 119 | 528 | 4.44 | 1 | 50 | 32 | 17 | 2 |
| Own 39 To 21 Yd Ln | 12 | 93 | 422 | 4.54 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| Own 20 To 1 Yd Ln (RZ) | 12 | 77 | 213 | 2.77 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 15+ Pts | 3 | 32 | 76 | 2.38 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Winning By 8-14 Pts | 4 | 54 | 218 | 4.04 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 6 | 3 |
| Winning By 1-7 Pts | 7 | 67 | 272 | 4.06 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
| Tied | 11 | 109 | 525 | 4.82 | 5 | 61 | 23 | 14 | 3 |
| Losing By 1-7 Pts | 8 | 90 | 359 | 3.99 | 3 | 50 | 17 | 13 | 3 |
| Losing By 8-14 Pts | 6 | 49 | 258 | 5.27 | 4 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Losing By 15+ Pts | 4 | 80 | 331 | 4.14 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | |||||||||